Silk reed machine



Jan. 31, 1933. E, G KEN EY 1,895,997

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Edward 6! lea/my .NvEmR ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 31,- 1933 PATENT OFFICE EDWARD G. KENNEY, OF WILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT SILK nnnn'maonmn Application filed October 15, 1930. Serial No. 488,948.

This invention relates to reed manufacturing and which embodies among other characteristics a machine for this purpose designed for the coating of the various strands, comprising thereed during the process of manufacture.

One of the principal objects of the invention consists of a receptacle for the coatlng solution within which the strands are introduced and twisted and from which the completed reed is to be drawn and in a thickness desired.

Another object of the invention contemplates the provision and arran ement of a dryer for the coated reed operab e to convey the reed during the drying process 1n such manner that none of the solution will be removed while in transit.

More specifically stated the reed emerging in coil form.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further consists of the following novel featuresand details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken through the apparatus.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View I spools 16 may be directed lnwardly and taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the rotary structure of the apparatus.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken through theheating compartment and solution chamber and illustrative of the manner and means for maintaining an even degree of temperature within each of the compartments.

' Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates generally a sleeve member provided from the dryer in finished state is to be wound other source of power, not shown, to impart rotary motion to the sleeve 10. A spider or guide 13 of disk like formation carried by and horizontally disposed 7 upon the lowermost end of the sleeve 10 is provided with a multiplicity of openings orpassageways 14 to direct or otherwise guide the strands 15 of the material wound upon roller members 16; the latter being journaled upon spindle shafts 17 horizontally projecting from the sleeve 10. A complemental bracket arm 18 having a circular opening 19 to partially accommodate the depending portion of a reduced disk like extension 20 upon the under side of the spider .or guide 13. The shoulder portion21" formed between the points of connection or communication ofthe spider 13and reduced extension 20 facilitates projection of disk members 22 therein vertically disposed and. journaled within the circular opening whereby the guide 13 will rotate in a fixed orbit upon the roller members 123 located immediately beneath and contacting withthe under side of the extension 20. I p v A complemental guide member 24 horizontally disposed upon the lowermost depending end of a stud or projection carried by the extension 20 and axially aligned with that of the sleeve 10, is somewhat smaller in diame-. ter than the guide 13 in order that the strands of material unwound from the rollers ordownwardly in the manner suggested in Figure 1 of the drawings. Tubular supporting arms 26 carried'by anddepending from the 5 extension 20 through the circular opening 19 in the complemental bracket arm 18 are pro jected within openingsof collars or bushings 27 suitably arranged upon the outer surface of a receptacle 28. Said receptacle is provided. with a substantially invented frustoconical shaped partition29 subdividing said receptacleinto water and adhesive solution compartments 30 and 31 respectively. A heating element 32 preferably ofthe thermostatically controlled type andmounted within a housing 33 located adjacent thebottom wall of the receptacle 28 has the respective lead wires therefor extended through the bores of the tubularsupporting arms 26, 100

through the reduced extension 20 and spider 13, upwardly through the bore of the sleeve 10 for connection with spaced disk like terminals 34. Spring contact fingers 35 carried by the bracket arm 12 have wiping contact with the peripheries of the disk like terminals 34 whereby the circuit between a source of current and a heating element may be established while the machine is rotating. It is to be noted that the particular adhesive solution employed is to be rendered soluble through a heated water jacket to prevent drying, hardening and caking of the solution While the machine is in operation.

A sleeve member 36 carried by the housing 28 and having the bore thereof in communication with the lowermost end of the frustoconical shaped solution compartment 31 is surrounded by the heating element 32 adjacent its uppermost end and interiorly threaded to accommodate an interchangeably arranged bushing 37. The latter have different sized openings or passageways for gauging, setting and controlling the size of the reed to be manufactured in conjunction with the number of rotations per minute the machine travels. That is, both the particular bushing and ravelling or twisting of the strands one upon the other predetermines the size or gauge of the reed.

The blower, drying and reed coiling apparatus, alluded to in the foregoing, comprises spaced housing sections 38 and 39 respectively cooperatively associated through the employment and connection of tubular conduits 40, 4:1 and 42. The housings are each provided with guide pulleys for directing the completed reed structure through the tubular conduits 40, ll and 42' in such manner that same will not come in contact with the latter whereby the air circulating through the entire drying apparatus will have access to the entire outer surface of the reed and none of the adhesiVe solution will be rubbed off or otherwise removed from the reed. The dried reed is subsequently introduced between resiliently faced gripping rollers 43 and 44 to pull the reed through the dryer and the strands through the machine whereby the discharged reed material may be wound upon the spokes 45 of a coil forming mandrel 46 also power operated.

The heating element 32 is located at the bottom of the receptacle 28 and is disposed at the sides of the sleeve 36 which holds the .bushing 37. Therefore, the heating element heats the solution Within the receptacle 28 and also heats the bushing 37. By this arrangement, the reed is ironed by the heated bushing as it passes through the same.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, What is claimed is:

In a coating and drying apparatus for material in reed form, a receptacle adapted to hold a solution and provided at its bottom with a sleeve, a bushing carried within the sleeve and having an opening adapted to snugly receive the reed, a heating element attached to the bottom of the receptacle and disposed at the sides of the sleeve, conduits adapted to receive the reed from the bushing and pulling rollers journaled within the conduits and adapted to receive the reed between them.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

I EDWARD G. KENNEY. 

